Faf du Plessis' spellbinding hundred and Rilee Rossouw's blistering 49 off 21 broke the back of the chase before Mulder's cameo ensured there was no drama towards the end. It looked as though they had it all mapped out perfectly, pacing the chase to perfection. How often have we seen Faf make big hundreds? Once he gets a start, he is incredibly difficult to contain. He led by example, dominated throughout and brought up his fourth ton in MLC. Earlier, Tim Seifert's hundred and Shayan Jahangir's 78 propelled the Orcas to an imposing total but they were up against a batting line-up packed with quality. And once Faf got going, it was always going to be a tall order to keep him quiet.
18.3
1
Shanaka to du Plessis, 1 run, Low inswinging full-toss into the shin, tickles it to fine leg for a single and guides his team to the doorstep of victory. A phenomenal innings from the maestro, fireworks go off and the season has got off with a magnificent run-fest!
18.2
1
Shanaka to Mulder, 1 run, Dug in short and wide of off, stands tall and forehands it to long-on for a run. Scores are level
18.1
2
Shanaka to Mulder, 2 runs, Good length and outside off, skips down the track and lifts it in the air, lost his shape a bit and the man at long-off runs across, covers a lot of distance to keep the duo down to a pair of runs
END OF OVER:18 | 13 Runs | TSK: 217/4 (4 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 12.05, RRR: 2.00)
- Faf du Plessis112 (51b)
- Wiaan Mulder28 (13b)
- Cameron Gannon4-0-55-1
- Dasun Shanaka2.1-0-24-0
17.6
4
Gannon to du Plessis, FOUR, just one stroke away from a resounding win. Greets a short of a length ball at off with a flick and ends up french cutting it, nearly dragged on
17.5
1
Gannon to Mulder, 1 run, Fires in a pinpoint accurate yorker, digs it out to long-on region
17.4
1
Gannon to du Plessis, 1 run, Excellent yorker into the toes, worked to deep midwicket for a single, superb running between the wickets
17.3
1
Gannon to Mulder, 1 run, Short of a length outside off, stands tall and thumps it to deep midwicket, content to settle for a run
17.2
0
Gannon to Mulder, no run, Nearly chopped on, slower back of a length closer to off-stump, wanted to ramp and got stuck in the crease
17.1
6
Gannon to Mulder, SIX, Over the wicket, tries a back of the hand yorker and ends up bowling a juicy full-toss, butchered downtown for a six
END OF OVER:17 | 15 Runs | TSK: 204/4 (17 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 12.00, RRR: 5.66)
- Wiaan Mulder20 (9b)
- Faf du Plessis107 (49b)
- Dasun Shanaka2.1-0-24-0
- Harmeet Singh3-0-33-0
16.6
1
Shanaka to Mulder, 1 run, Bowls it full and wide, driven along the floor to deep extra cover for a run
16.5
6
Shanaka to Mulder, SIX, Too slow and short with ample width, takes the aerial route and powers it down the ground for a six. Loads up and flexes his muscles to give it a proper tonk
16.5
1w
Shanaka to Mulder, 1 wide, Intimidating bouncer outside off, tennis ball bumper, wide given on height
16.4
1
Shanaka to du Plessis, 1 run, Yorker curling just outside off, presses it down the floor to long-off for a run
16.3
4
Shanaka to du Plessis, FOUR, Racing towards the target. Faf has been a thorny bush in the way of Orcas; has not given opposition any chance to dictate terms. Bowls full and skidding on towards his toes, flicked away to long-leg and into the gap
16.2
1
Shanaka to Mulder, 1 run, Bowls a bouncer outside off, hits in the air but in the no man's land at midwicket
